Car statistics
Perodua car statistics
How many Perodua cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Perodua model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 1,891 −13.3% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 81 under 0.01% of licensed cars
- Declared SORN 687 26.6% of those still registered
- New registrations in 2025 1 0.000% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 100.0% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 2 naming 3 Perodua models
How many Perodua cars are on the road?
There were 1,891 Perodua cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 687 declared off the road (SORN). That is under 0.01% of all licensed cars, making Perodua the No. 81 make on the road. That is 74.0% fewer than the peak of 7,280 in 2011. Petrol makes up 100.0% of licensed Perodua cars, against 54.2% of all cars.
Perodua cars licensed in Great Britain
The highest year-end count was 7,280 in 2011.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 153 |
| 1998 | 985 |
| 1999 | 1,882 |
| 2000 | 2,934 |
| 2001 | 3,942 |
| 2002 | 4,677 |
| 2003 | 5,354 |
| 2004 | 5,955 |
| 2005 | 6,334 |
| 2006 | 6,524 |
| 2007 | 6,845 |
| 2008 | 6,972 |
| 2009 | 7,058 |
| 2010 | 7,222 |
| 2011 | 7,280 |
| 2012 | 7,218 |
| 2013 | 6,864 |
| 2014 | 6,330 |
| 2015 | 5,805 |
| 2016 | 5,337 |
| 2017 | 4,823 |
| 2018 | 4,345 |
| 2019 | 3,881 |
| 2020 | 3,544 |
| 2021 | 3,224 |
| 2022 | 2,940 |
| 2023 | 2,645 |
| 2024 | 2,353 |
| 2025 | 2,038 |
| 2026 | 1,891 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Perodua cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Perodua models
3 Perodua models have a page of their own. The most common is the Perodua Myvi, with 1,467 licensed: 77.6% of all Perodua cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.
New Perodua cars registered each year
Registrations of new Perodua cars in Great Britain were highest at 1,100 in 2001, when this data begins. In 2025, 1 were registered for the first time: 0.000% of all new cars, against 0.043% in 2001, Perodua’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 1,100 |
| ’02 | 833 |
| ’03 | 823 |
| ’04 | 658 |
| ’05 | 562 |
| ’06 | 537 |
| ’07 | 678 |
| ’08 | 542 |
| ’09 | 588 |
| ’10 | 674 |
| ’11 | 487 |
| ’12 | 370 |
| ’13 | 184 |
| ’14 | 18 |
| ’15 | 1 |
| ’16 | 2 |
| ’17 | 1 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 1 |
| ’22 | 2 |
| ’23 | 2 |
| ’24 | 1 |
| ’25 | 1 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Perodua’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.043% |
| 2002 | 0.031% |
| 2003 | 0.031% |
| 2004 | 0.025% |
| 2005 | 0.023% |
| 2006 | 0.023% |
| 2007 | 0.028% |
| 2008 | 0.026% |
| 2009 | 0.030% |
| 2010 | 0.034% |
| 2011 | 0.026% |
| 2012 | 0.018% |
| 2013 | 0.008% |
| 2014 | 0.001% |
| 2015 | 0.000% |
| 2016 | 0.000% |
| 2017 | 0.000% |
| 2018 | 0.000% |
| 2019 | 0.000% |
| 2020 | 0.000% |
| 2021 | 0.000% |
| 2022 | 0.000% |
| 2023 | 0.000% |
| 2024 | 0.000% |
| 2025 | 0.000% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Perodua safety recalls
DVSA lists 2 safety recalls naming a Perodua car model since 1992, across 3 models. 0 were launched from 2016 to 2025. A recall naming several Perodua models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2006 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’06 | 0 |
| ’07 | 0 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Perodua Kelisa | 1 |
| Perodua Kenari | 1 |
| Perodua Nippa | 1 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Perodua recalls
- 5 Nov 2005 Handbrake may not latch when applied Perodua Kenari, Perodua Kelisa
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Perodua. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 37,519,147 car records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 2026 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 529 makes on the record.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
- First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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